North Korea Attacks the Sea – Direct Hit Says Kim Jong Un

In one of the best examples of Grandiose Delusions since King Canute thought he could stop the tide coming in, North Korea has fired at least 30 missiles into the sea. Kim Jong Un is reported to have been pleased with the exceptional accuracy and stated that he was sure they had caught Neptune by surprise this time, as they had not given any warning of the launch.

The surrounding sycophants burst into applause, the public could be seen crying, ‘no onion tears here, we have not got any’ said one onlooker. He was quickly executed and his family sent to a slave labour camp.

AAA: You beat me to it and you are correct. It is one of those irritating myths. Cnut was concerned that his subjects were beginning to worship him as omnipotent. He did the sea thing to prove he couldn't stop it.
It's a bit like Schrödinger's cat. He put forward the thought experiment to illustrate the absurdity of the paradox not to prove it.